diff --git a/.github/workflows/js-autofix.yml b/.github/workflows/js-autofix.yml
index f362f3c27..ae6caab0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/js-autofix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/js-autofix.yml
@@ -168,11 +168,13 @@ jobs:
           # force-push above already updated it with the latest fixes.
           PR_NUM=$(gh pr list --head "$BOT_BRANCH" --state open --json number --jq '.[0].number' 2>/dev/null || true)
           if [ -z "$PR_NUM" ]; then
-            PR_NUM=$(gh pr create \
+            # gh pr create prints the PR URL. Extract the number from it
+            # (https://github.com/<org>/<repo>/pull/<number>).
+            PR_URL=$(gh pr create \
               --head "$BOT_BRANCH" --base main \
               --title 'fmt(js): `npm run fix` auto-fix' \
-              --body 'Auto-generated by the `auto-fix lint issues & formatting` workflow. Auto-merges (squash) once CI passes. If CI fails or `main` moves, the PR is auto-closed and the branch deleted — the next run re-applies on the current state.' \
-              --json number --jq '.number')
+              --body 'Auto-generated by the `auto-fix lint issues & formatting` workflow. Auto-merges (squash) once CI passes. If CI fails or `main` moves, the PR is auto-closed and the branch deleted — the next run re-applies on the current state.')
+            PR_NUM=$(echo "$PR_URL" | grep -oE '[0-9]+$')
           fi
 
           # Enable auto-merge (squash). If already enabled, this is a no-op.